Combination-chair.



E. J. FLOYD.

COMBINATION CHAIR.

APPLICATION HLED JAN.5.1916.

Patented June 12, 1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

ATTORNEY E. I. FLOYD.

COMBINATION CHAIR.

- IIPPLICATION FILED IAN-5,1916.

1,229,935 9 Patented June 12, 1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2- INVENTOR E. J. FLOYD. COMBINATION CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.5, I9I6.

Patented June 12, 1917.

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ATTORNEY I i 1 J7 colvmiimi'irzoii-ceieize.

Specification of Letters Patent.

epplica'ticn filed January 5, 1916. serial 3:70. 370,524.

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1;; n chat I, Eon mm J ifiLoYo ciiizeie "the United Skates, residing so 11 the county of Coffee and State a have invented. certain new no.vements in *Combitmsionwhich the joilomng a specifi- '1 his invention has relation to cei'tsin new and uz-sciui improvements in ccmbiimiuion. choirs a2 for its prisms; objecifi the a, chair which may 3) readily .iniuo s cot when desired. im'eii "on has for anoiiiei object, the provision of a chair of this character iii which the back will be :idjusmble with rc- '4 is the and a. foot rest depemiing ii cm. the free edge of the may also be The invention. has for another object, "the "g'n'o /ision of chair of the above hosted ch which may also include QLUHS c511 by "dissect a leaf pivoted. its one of 1d a drawer beneath the 111g toilet articles anci the like. 'ihe invention has for s siifl further object, the provision of a, chair of chsr- :ter which will ice of simple construction jokes}; so manufacture, as Well. as highly (T D Wish the above and other objecis in View, exit-ion resides in the novel construe which and srmn ement of forth in the specification, i. cm; in the claims and showoie the i Which re 1 a, side elcmsion of the chair; 2 is a from eievstion. of the same;

1, 3 is a, vertical section through the complete chair;

Fig, 4% is a, rear elevation of the some;

551s a, side elevabicltlsl "View of the chair adjusted for use as a cot or crib;

Fig. 6 is e transverse detail section on the line on 6-6 of Fig. 5, looking in. the direction indie-seed by the arrow, v

Referring more pcrciculcrly to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout she several views, 1 designsies rockers to which are secured the side s'bsnds'i'ds 2 srmngec'i in pairs and having mounted upon their upper ends the arms 3. will cs um derstcod that the standsriis 92 are connected near their lower ends by the longitudinal cross pieces L and transverse cross 5. {)uucr longitudinal supportingsir are also secured to the standards 2 s m'c pivc'ieci Lo if e pro ecting rem ends of shown as i Y of the h 8; so The at their 11 j cross :cemLc-i v and i1 misses by s iisnsverse brace bill. if odeai' Enough said longibu iinai x5e:

J I inc side U. of the i tooi --rcsa; 192, are inelinkcd upon a stumble supporting red.

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ends SLUQPQ .115; strips 6 an the fcoo rest 12 adopted to be re ained ad stcd inclines cosmons by means of s pivoteci latch member is armed by file some and having suitable teeth 15 s with ene oil": the i one y 5. i i hen the latch member LL is not in use. however, it extentis beneath 5111s drawer 16 which rests upon she longimm]. members i and is adapted to be withdiswn ircm one side of the choir, as will be resiiy understood by ieierrm to the drowi The sea/z; and the bociy cf the back 0: the ell-sir as Well as the back of the :i'oo:-rest 12, are iormecl of a single strip of canvas 17 or the like having one end secured to the body or main portion of the foobcfeet 12. will be readily 'understosci by r icirring to 3 of the drawings,

The back be readily secured vertical position 01* in a slightly inciincii position by means of the hooks semis-d by 5111c longitudinal beck frame members 7 and adapted for engagement in thc members 19 carried by the arms 3 and also by the standards 2.

When it is desires? so use the chair as c,

crib 01 cot, however, the hooks 18 are re notches forming in one face for en meet the: ti'sais'verse member e1 xtended through the forward projecting i chair.

' ruled edge and lhis will form a. secure support for the hack of the choir when lowered.

By referring to Fi 5, it may e readily understood how the choir may he converted into 2. crib or cot and the hack and foot-rest supported in horizontal position.

By referring to Fi 1, it will also be seen how the mirror 2'7 normally supported above the chair book may be brought to position in front of he party sitting in the shown at 28, upon the onset portion 29 oil :1 rod 30 which has its opposite ends bent and engaged against the outer feces of the buck longitudinal frame members 7 and mounted upon the pivot pins 31 pr0- jecting. from the letter. The rod 30 normally rests against the pins 20 previously mentioned and the rod 30 and mirror 27 are prevented from. swinging over the front of the chair back, by the pivoted stop nieinhers secured to the front of the chair back at the upper edge of the. same. By turning the pivoted stop members 32 to one side however, the rod 30 and mirror 27 may be brought to position in front of the party sit ing in the chztir as indicated by dotted lines in Fig, l.

A lost pivoted, as shown at 3 to one arm 3 of the chair and adopted to either against one side of the choir, as shown in Fig. extend across the arms 3, as shomi in l s. 1, 2 and 3. it will be evident that'the lest may he provided with a a checker-board may be if desired. It will ed, as

marked upon the same,

furthermore: be apparent that the leaf may serve as a table, a. hook rest or a typewriter stand, and, in fact, may serve various purposes. it will also he understood that, the

The mirror .27 is edjustebly monnt- I drawer serve to hold toilet articles and other objects.

\Vhile the preferred embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will he nnderstood that minor changes in the details of construction, and arrangement of par s may scope of the appended claims without departing fromithe spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages of the same.

l/Vhet is cleinp ed is:

1. In a chain? frame having a seat thereon and further provided with a transversely extending locking bar, a hinged back con nected with the freme and capable o'f-ossuming a horizontal position, pins extending laterally from the sl le bars of the back, supporting legs having notches therein to ac commodate the pins {on the back when inahorizontel position, locking members pivotolly connected with the supporting legs and adapted for engageinent with the transverse locking bar to retein the supporting legs and frame against movement-With respect to each other.

2. The combination with a choir having a hinged beck thereon capable of being supported in vertical and horizontal positions, of rods pivotellyconnected upon the opposite sides of the back, and a mirror carried by the rods, said mirror constituting a head rest when the back is arranged in a. horizontal posit-ion.

In testimony in presericeof whereof I aifix my signature two witnesses. EDWARD J. FLOYD. Witnesses: G. A. FURNEY,

J. B. VIcKEns be resorted to within the- 

